It comes days after several counties instituted their own bans

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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 8: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to members of the media regarding the Grand Princess cruise ship at Elihu M. Harris State Office Building in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, March 8, 2020. The ship is currently offshore and is expected to dock at the Port of Oakland tomorrow. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a shelter-in-place mandate over the entire state Thursday to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

Newsom said the new statewide mandate would take effect starting Friday and mirror the Bay Area’s mandate that took effect on Tuesday.

“This is a moment in time, and it’s a challenging moment, and it may be many moments in the foreseeable future, but nonetheless we will process, we will work together through this moment of challenge and we will triumph over fear, anxiety and this disease,” Newsom said.

CA is issuing a statewide, mandatory STAY AT HOME order.

Those that work in critical sectors should go to work. Grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and more will stay open.

Under the shelter-in-place mandate, “non-essential” businesses across the state will be required to close, and residents will be limited to leaving their homes only for “essential” reasons, such as to obtain medications, shop for groceries and supplies, care for family members and exercise outdoors.

The governor’s announcement came the same day as he asked the federal government for more than $1 billion to aid ailing residents and residents and to increase supplies to accommodate a surge in patients expected in the state.

Newsom said the state had secured Seton Medical Center in Daly City — a hospital that in recent months faced possible closure — and a hospital in Southern California that will be announced on Friday.

About a week ago, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to spend $20 million — $5 million over the next four years — to support a buyer to acquire and operate Seton hospitals. It is unclear with the state’s acquisition of the center, where that devoted county funding stands.

By Thursday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in California totaled more than 800, rising 21% overnight, the governor said, and the state’s coronavirus-related deaths had reached 16. Newsom and health officials have said the numbers will continue to rise as testing expands. As of Wednesday evening, about 17,000 tests had been conducted within the state, according to the state, with 10,000 results still pending.